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More-severe climate model predictions could be the most accurate

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Models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may be underestimating future warming. Credit: © f9photos / Fotolia The climate models that project greater amounts...
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Scientists create stretchable battery made entirely out of fabric

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This entirely textile-based, bacteria-powered bio-battery could one day be integrated into wearable electronics. Credit: Seokheun Choi BINGHAMTON, NY - A research team led by faculty at...
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Harmful effects of being overweight underestimated

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Heavy London traffic. (Stock image) Credit: © magicbones / Fotolia Exposure to air pollution on city streets is enough to counter the beneficial health effects of...
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Monkey feel, monkey do: Microstimulation in premotor cortex can instruct movement

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In these images, on the left a monkey initially performed the reach-grasp manipulate task instructed by blue LEDs. On the right, monkeys then learned...
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Viruses share genes with organisms across the tree of life, study finds

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A new study reveals that viruses share genes across the three superkingdoms of life, from the single-celled microbes known as bacteria and archaea, to...
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Crafty crows know what it takes to make a good tool

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New Caledonian crow. Credit: James St Clair Biologists at the University of St Andrews have discovered how New Caledonian crows make one of their most sophisticated...
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CRISPR-Cas9 technique targeting epigenetics reverses disease in mice

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Gene editing concept (stock image). Credit: © vchalup / Fotolia Much of the enthusiasm around gene-editing techniques, particularly the CRISPR-Cas9 technology, centers on the ability to...
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How the oldest compound eyes were constructed

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Trilobite fossil (stock image). Credit: © alessandrozocc / Fotolia Researchers from Cologne, Tallinn, and Edinburgh have found out that the compound eyes of today's arthropods are...
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Network of neurons crucial for vocal learning identified

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Dr. Todd Roberts examines a zebra finch inside his lab at the O'Donnell Brain Institute. Credit: Photo by David Gresham, UT Southwestern. Researchers have identified a...
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Researchers 3-D print lifelike artificial organ models

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Researchers can attach sensors to the organ models to give surgeons real-time feedback on how much force they can use during surgery without damaging...
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3-D mini brains accelerate research for repairing brain function

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Three-dimensional neural circuit "asteroid" composed of neurons (blue) and astrocytes (red and green) generated from human pluripotent stem cells. Credit: Robert Krencik and Jessy van...